A surprise stop at Oriental Carpet School, one of several such "schools" in the area. Students spend a couple hours knotting rugs, then attend regular school. Many of the carpets are made in home factories,
and I suspect the children already know how to make these handmade carpets.
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| Oriental Carpet School |
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| Silk (imported from China) carpets require 400 knots per square inch, and those of Egyptian cotton have 300-350 |
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| I have no idea how they follow the pattern |
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| The pile is not much more than a half inch |
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| From a single strand of silk or cotton, they must knot and cut |
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| There were also several "table" looms that are apparently more for "freestyle-designed" artistic rugs; these looms are usually for weaving rugs |
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| Up to the showroom (KSS) |
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| The showroom can handle several tour groups at once! |
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| We saw that the silk rugs have a different shade when viewed from opposite sides |
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| This is the same rug as in the photo above |
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| A peacock design |
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| A different design |
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| Contemporary design |
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| Art carpets |
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| "Contemporary" art carpets |
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| I think the salesperson called these "Gobelins" as in tapestries, and they are made with wool, or was he referring to the couple on the table on the left? |
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| Free shipping with DHL (KSS) |
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| Donkey-drawn cart |
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